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canarywood,

The roots are invasive and they are deciduous and I thought I could gradually get rid of them by cutting some of the trunks every year. What will happen if I try to do that? I don't exactly want to kill them till my shrubs are taller.

My yard has a slightly lower elevation than the sidewalk (outside of my fence) and I want more privacy.

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Originally Posted by Startingover

canarywood,

The roots are invasive and they are deciduous and I thought I could gradually get rid of them by cutting some of the trunks every year. What will happen if I try to do that? I don't exactly want to kill them till my shrubs are taller.

My yard has a slightly lower elevation than the sidewalk (outside of my fence) and I want more privacy.

Well all roots are invasive,and if you cut the trunks they'll just sprout a new shoot,and what's wrong with a deciduous variety.

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You would have a pretty rough time getting a decent looking trim using the electric pole saw on those. If you can't/don't want to use a hedge trimmer on those you might be better off using something like this.http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jameson-6...5#.UjSuqT-E5Kk
This is just an example, not a recommendation of any particular pruner. You just hook the branch you want to cut with the pruner and pull on the rope. Have one of these for pruning around the house and it will cut 3/4" oak branches with the pruner part and 6" to 8" branches with the saw.

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I didn't find the Remington pole saw I wanted and bought a Ryobi at H.D. Which was my only option. Now realize it's only 6 amp, so thinking I want one with more amps. Plus I am having trouble getting the poles hooked together and don't believe anything should be difficult. Doing a return and looking at Ace tomorrow.

Some of these things, like the crape myrtle, have too many branches and I'd spend an entire day clipping them one at a time.